Cristiano Ronaldo avoids leaving his phone in his room when he goes to sleep, according to former Portugal team-mate Cedric Soares.

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Al-Nassr and Portugal forward Ronaldo avoids sleeping with his phone in his room, according to former team-mate Cedric. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is still playing at 40 years of age and is known for taking his diet and sleep pattern incredibly seriously as he bids to extend his long career by staying as fit as possible.

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Now, Cedric, who played alongside Ronaldo on 25 occasions for Portugal, has revealed he was advised by the five-time Ballon d'Or winner to stay away from his phone when bedtime comes.

WHAT CEDRIC SAID

Cedric told : "He stops using his cell phone at certain times. He says it affects his sleep, so he leaves it outside the bedroom. There was a time when he said to me, 'Cedric, you can't use 5G because it can affect your sleep.' That was when 5G came along. I don't know if he still does it, but he blocked the signal to sleep x hours."

DID YOU KNOW?

Ronaldo may not have been duped by a conspiracy theory, but misinformation was particularly rife during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic when it was falsely claimed that 5G makes the human immune system weaker and that the virus can be transmitted through 5G networks.